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LAMP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1907;

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No. 873,427. PATENTED DEG. 10, 1907.

' A. H. HANDLAN, JR.

LAMP.

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ALEXANDER H. HANDLAN, .TR., OF ST. LOIIIS, MISSOURI.

LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed May 29. 1907. Serial No. 376.362- Qj Q...

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER H. HAND LAN, Jr., a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamps, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to an oil burning lamp andit has for its object to provide a construction in a lamp of this character, whereby the globe may be upheld and the font swung laterally for lighting, cleaning and filling operations without the necessity of removing the font from the frame by which it is supported and without removing the globe in lighting the lamp wick.

Figure I is an elevation of my lamp in condition for use. Fig. II is a view partly in elevation and partly in vertical section of the lamp with its globe elevated. Fig. III is an elevation of the lamp with the globe in elevated position and the font shown swung laterally from its normal position. Fig. IV is a horizontal section on line IV-IV, Fig. III. Fig. V is a horizontal section on line V-V, Fig. II.

1 designates a post or other suitable support for my lamp.

2 designates a socket that is adapted to be fitted to the upper end of the post or support and which is surmounted by a head 3 having a flat surface and which constitutes the receiving base for the font of the lamp.

4 is a hood that is located above the head 3 and 5 are hood supporting arms which are secured to the socket 2 and to the upper ends of which the hood is suitably secured.

6 designates a pair of superposedbracket ears that project inwardly from a vertical bracket secured to one of the supporting arms 5 at points above the level of the head3. These ears receive the superposed depending pintles 7 of ahinge bracket 8 that is rigidly secured to the side of the font 9, the latter of which is provided with a suitable burner of any description. The pintles of the hinge bracket are of sufiicient length to permit of the lamp font and bracket being elevated to a considerable degree without the pintles being withdrawn from the bracket ears 6. At the bottom of the font is a base rim 10, see

Fig. II, that is adapted to fit around the head 3 at the top of the socket 2 when the font is lowered onto said head and in the position in which it is placed during the service of the lamp; The font is therefore firmly secured in placeand cannot move laterally except after it is elevated to clear its base rim from said headand permit of its being swung laterally thereover into the position seen in Figs. III-and IV in order that access may be gained for lighting filling or cleaning operations.

A is the globe that is fitted to the top of the lamp font and which is adapted to be moved upwardly within the hood 4.

B is a chimney that is fitted to the burner of the lamp and is located Within the globe A.

Forthe purpose of roviding for the support of the globe A at'er it is elevated into the position seen in Figs. II and III in order that the lamp font may be swung laterally, I provide upon one of the hood supporting arms a bracket 11 that is provided with a vertical bore. This bracket serves as a support for a laterally swinging globe sup orting arm 12 that is provided with a shan 13 which is loosely mounted in the bracket 11. The shank of the globe supporting arm has secured to it a s ring 14 which serves to hold said arm norma ly resting against the globe A in order that when the globe is elevated the arm will move immediately into a position beneath the bottom of the globe against a stop 11 and hold it from descent. The spring 14 may, however, be dispensed with and the arm be manually moved into the position stated. To prevent the globe from shifting laterally upon the arm 12 said arm is rovided with a shoulder 12.

hile I have shown and described my lamp as mounted upon a support, such as a post, it is obvious that it might readily be used as a hanging lamp without departing from the spirit of the invention and I therefore do not limit myself to its use upon a support in the manner particularly described.

I claim:

1. The combination of a'support provided with a head having a fiat surface, an upwardly extending supportingarm secured to the support, a vertical bracket having superposed perforated ears and secured to the supporting arm, a font having a base rim fitting around and removable from said head, and a hinge bracket having superposed depending extended pintles and secured to the side of the font whereby the font is hinged to the superposed ears .while permitting it to be moved vertically and also to be swung laterally over the flat surface of the head.

2. The combination of a support, an upwardly extending supporting arm secured to the support, a vertical bracket having a vertical bore and secured to the supporting arm, and a globe supporting arm formed with a recess at its outer end providing a shoulder to retain the globe in position and swingingly fitted in the vertical bracket so as to be swung laterally into position beneath the globe'and retracted from such position so that the globe is entirely free to be moved independent of the globe supporting arm when the latter is out of use.

3. The combination of a support, an up- Wardly extending supporting arm secured to the support, a vertical bracket having a vertical bore and secured to the supporting arm, a globe su porting arm swingingly fitted in the vertical bracket so as to be swung laterally into position beneath the globe and retracted from such position so that the globe is entirely free to be moved independent of the globe supporting arm when the latter is out of use and a spring for lacing the globe supporting arm automatically beneath the globe when the latter is elevated.

4. The combination of a support, an upwardly extending supporting arm secured to the support, a vertical bracket having a vertical bore and a stop and secured to the supporting arm, a globe supporting arm swingingly fitted in the vertical bracket so as to be swung laterally into position beneath the globe and retracted from such position so that the globe is entirely free to be moved independent of the globe supporting arm when the latter is out of use and a spring for placing the globe sup )orting arm automatically beneath the glow when the latter is elevated and limited in its movement by the stop.

ALEXANDER ll. llANllbAN, JR.

In presence of LILY Rosr, H. G. FLETCHER. 

